GabrielSymphony is a foundation we set up in honor of Gabriel. Gabriel had a rare chromosomal disorder called trisomy 13. He lived for 9 months.
Gabriel was unlike most children. He was born with a cleft lip and palate, had a hole in his heart, enlarged kidneys, and was perceived to be deaf and perhaps blind. He could not eat without a tube down his throat and he needed oxygen most of the time…
The official site of Senator Pia Cayetano is now up. Senator Pia Cayetano is the youngest woman elected in the history of the Philippine Senate. A lawyer, entrepreneur, triathlete, and mother of two, Senator Pia S. Cayetano is constantly proving there’s no limit to what Filipino women can do and achieve.
Projects and news about Senator Pia can be viewed in this site.
A Singapore Main board-listed company is looking for interested web developers to redesign two of their web properties.
Interested web developers are urged to email wilson[at]bitstop.ph for the contact details of the Singapore Listed company.
Bitstop Inc will then provide interested parties with the product scope and business requirements of the Singapore company. All interested parties will then deal directly with the Singapore company.
Update: This opportunity has been filled. It is no longer open
Bitstop Inc Inc is looking for 10 qualified individuals that can work from home as our marketing and customer support representatives. The ideal candidates must possess the following:
1. College Diploma in any business or IT course
2. Owns a computer with internet access of 256kbps DSL or better and updated patches and antivirus software
3. Able to work at least 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
4. Can type at least 40 words per minute in correct english grammar
The Marketing Position involves the following responsibilities:
1. Conduct live chat sessions with clients on the web to answer queries and help clients decide on the proper webhosting package solutions.
2. Make at least 10 outbound calls a day to existing client to enhance the business relationships
3. Make at least 30 outbound calls to develop new business
4. Make a daily report of activities in an excel spreadsheet format
5. Attend and learn from periodic on-line training sessions
The compensation plan includes:
1. Monthly allowance for use of internet facilities, phone and toll charges related to business calls
2. Attractive sales incentives on meeting production quota
3. Basic salary offer that is commensurate with skill sets
Interested applicants are requested to send their resumes directly to wilson[at]bitstop.ph
Starosa States is a community that is in close proximity to industrial parks, schools, a church and commercial center and rich culture of Sta. Rosa City. It is located in Sta.Rosa, Laguna and approximately 35 kilometers from the city of Makati and a stone’s throw away from the gateway to cool Tagaytay City.
We Believe that scholastic excellence can best be achieved thru joint efforts in modernizing our educational system:
That universal interdependence will make our world a beter plce to live in for us, for our children and our chidren’s children;
That we attribute what we are and what we have now, to our Alma Mater, who has nurtured and cared for us through the years,
That we shall be forever grateful and loyal to our Alma Mater for imbiding to us her culture, intellect and spirit;
That we manifest our undying concern and dedication to multiply her achievements and further her cause and aspirations;
That furthermore all of us graduates are one in entrusting to her the fate of our children as our parents has entrusted us to her.
The 2nd Social Networking and e-Business Conference 2009 ‘Reaching and Connecting to Customers Through Social Networks’
April 23-24, 2009 Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City, Philippines
Leveraging on Social Media Sites
What works in digital marketing during tough times?
The phenomenon of online social networks has created real-life and business relationships amongst advertisers, users and consumers of today’s digital marketplaces. The growth and popularity of social networks is rapidly changing marketing and advertising campaigns and e-business.
Express yourself, share your interest, post your photos, share your music, connect with friends, make new connections, and exchange insights — this is now the growing trend of communications and engagement with your customers.
Gain insights on how to maximize the sue of social networks. Learn from various case studies. Learn from various Experts sharing their unique perspectives on the phenomenon of social networks. Learn how social networking works!
Who Should Attend:
Social Networkers, Bloggers, Web 2.0 Practitioners, Interactive Marketers, General Managers/Managing Directors, CEOs, CRM Managers, Direct Marketing Managers, Database Managers, IT Managers, Brand Managers, Product Managers, Advertising Managers, Corporate Communication Managers, Marketing Managers, Media Managers, Content Providers and those involved in marketing/advertising/e-commerce using the internet and mobile.
Registration Fee:
– P9,500.00 for 2 days inclusive of snacks, lunch, and conference kit.
– 15% for Digital Filipino Club and SME.com.ph Members
– 10% Early Bird with payment due March 16, 2009
– For a group of 5, One is FREE.
RESERVE A SEAT, SIGN UP NOW!
KEY CONFERENCE TOPICS
DAY 1, April 23, 2009, Thursday
Keynote Address
Speaker: Friendster
1. Harnessing the Top Social Media Sites
Speaker: Janette Toral, DigitalFilipino Club
A presentation of top social networks in the Philippines and the world and its characteristics and strengths; how can companies and entrepreneurs tap each social networks to promote their products and services.
2. Application Platforms Race to Micro-Payments
Speakers:
– Paul Hubbard, YesPayments
– TBA
Application platforms, such as, Facebook now has tens of thousands of applications. MySpace, which mostly relies on Google’s OpenSocial platform, has 4,500 apps available to users, and 211 million applications have been installed. The iPhone, which only launched its App Store in July 2008, has more than 10,000 applications, and they’ve been downloaded 300 million times. Developments are now happening on the micro-payment side and this is the session that will provide updates.
3. Real-time News Service
Speaker: Yahoo Philippines
With internet users demanding for more real time news, this session provides a perspective on how online publications allow users to personalize and filter the real time news stream from blogs and traditional news sites. It will also look into how aggregators rank news, blogs, authors, and publications by authority.
5. Using Mobile Technologies to Extend Social Networking
Speaker: Jim Ayson, Product Manager, VAS, Smart Communications, Inc
This session will present the use of mobile technologies as a tool for extending social networking, such as — the expansion of existing social networks into the mobile space (facebook, friendster, linked in); the creation of mobile-based micro blogging networks (twitter, plurk); the creation of mobile based social networks; the expansion of the mobile internet in the Philippines; the efforts of mobile operators to build bridges to social networks; and, the opportunities for both social network users and content providers.
6. Digital Marketing Through Online Games
Speaker: Jane Walker, CEO, Level-Up Games
Another very popular form of advertising campaign plaguing the young market is advergaming in the Philippines. Level-up your product marketing and advertising campaign though online games! Learn from successful case studies of advergaming.
7. Advance Social Networking and Advertising
Speakers:
– Adonis C. Yap, President, SME.com.ph and Bizster.com
– Paolo Pineda, Managing Director, ABS-CBN Interactive/Multiply
This session will explore the use of social networking sites by power users, SMEs, and businesses. Learn from various case studies of Bizster.com and Multiply.
8. Enabling SMEs Through Internet and Other Technologies
Speaker: Christian Lim, Product Manager, SMEG Marketing
Discusses the state of internet penetrate in the Philippines, especially the SMEs – how SMEs utilize broadband connectivity in their businesses and what are the emerging technologies that Filipino entrepreneurs can use.
DAY 2, April 24, 2009, Friday
Keynote Address
1. Data Privacy in Social Networks
Speaker: – Atty. JJ Disini, UP College of Law
With so much information being shared online, this session intends to discuss the various policies locally and global standards being adopted to protect user data.
2. Application Development Platform Updates
– Wilson Chua, CEO, Bitstop
– Yahoo!SEA Representative
Developer programs tackled for MSN, Friendster, Google, and Yahoo! What are the updates to learn from these developers?
3. Having a Start-Up Business in Web 3.0 era
Speaker: Ranulf Goss, SunGame
Focuses on how new and current companies are adopting to the fast changing social networking business model to survive, attract investors, and thrive.
4. Search Engine Marketing and Optimization Best Practices
Speakers:
– Wendy Ang, CEO, MyOptimind.com
– Janette Toral, Founder, Digital Filipino Club
Best practices on search engine marketing and optimization of web sites with case studies to illustrate and learn from.
5. Philippine Music Surviving the Download Era
Speaker: Jay Frank De Jesus, TitikPilipino
Session explores how the Philippine music industry executives, online music vendors, composers, and artists embrace online streaming, online retail and music download, adapt this trend, takes advantage of e-Business, and spread the word through Internet-powered avid-followers here and abroad.
6. DigitalFilipino Social Networking Awards Ceremony The Best in Social Networking – TBA (Winners in Social Network, Widgets, Social Bookmarks, Photo Sharing, Social Shopping, Video Sharing, Micro Blogs, Search Engine Marketing, and Blogs).
For details, please contact the Event Manager at telephone numbers; +632 – 8960639, 8960637, 8996216 Fax: +632 – 8960637, 8902101, email: fiera@info.com.ph, visit web site:http://socialnetworkphilippines.blogspot.com, http://www.fmi.com.ph
Click the picture to watch the archived video of the event.
Manila is 2009 host for APRICOT or Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies. APRICOT had been providing a unique and successful educational forum for Internet builders in the Asia Pacific region to learn from their peers and other leaders in the Internet community from around the world.
Pictures above show Senior Technical Supports, Lyzias Morato and Kristin Tiong with their co-participants in VOIP Deployment and Network Security Workshops.
BNS officers Wilson, Jane and John were on hand to greet and chat with Mr Cheng Che Hoo, Associate Director(Infrastructure) Information Tehcnology Services Center. Mr Cheng was in town to attend the APRICOT 2009 held at the Sofitel, Manila.